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Originally Posted by dandv
I did a little research into Mobile Intel Pentium 4 CPUs and found the list of mPGA478 CPUs which should fit on my motherboard's socket: http://processorfinder.intel.com/scr...+on+selections
My current CPU is the SL7DU at 3.2GHz and 1MB cache.
I also talked to Fujitsu tech support and they are willing to replace my CPU. Now I need to determine which of the compatible CPUs generates the lowest amount of heat. What factor in the tech specs should I look for? "Thermal guideline"? Or just judge by the lowest frequency?
Thanks,
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Thermal guidline. If you are optimizing for heat only, go for the SL723 in that list which generates a maximum of 60W.
BTW, I have a Fujitsu N3010 and have exactly the same problem. It's loud. However, please consider that the amount of money you are spending may be counter productive. Look at it this way.
Laptops last about 2-5 years.
Assuming you are using the laptop for about 4 years, divide the cost of the laptop in 4. You paid maybe $1800 for it? That means you are essentially renting it for $450 per year. You've had it for a year? OK, it is now worth (at best) only 75% of it's original value: $1350.
Now, say you spend $600 to get the processor replaced (parts, shipping) to keep your current laptop for another 3 years. That's an extra $200 per year.
For $1000, you can get an entirely NEW laptop that will have equivalent computing power to that 2.4GHz P4 and have a laptop that lasts 5 years, will be much quieter.
Look into the Asus barebones laptops. You can get the chassis minus harddrive and OS and just transfer the Fujitsu hard drive into it. You might be able to transfer the memory too.
Here is one Asus system that would work better than the N6010:
http://www.jncs.com/php/notebook/ind...?id=nb-as-z71v
You can google for others.